first aid Flashcards
what is first aid
Immediate care and assistance given to someone suffering from injury or sudden illness
Temporary help until professional medical treatment is available
first aid
The Red Cross is a symbol for one of the largest groups in the world, The
International Red Cross.
Stands for many different things, not only medical aid, but simply to protect human life,
red cross
The symbol itself was approved as the group’s symbol in 1864 and has remained that way since then.
red cross
Chosen as the symbol by using Switzerland’s flag and reversing the colors;
red cross
the Swiss have historically been a ——-, exactly what the Red Cross was looking to do.
neutral country
Very commonly, however, confuse the ——— as being the standard first aid symbol. It is a fair mistake.
Red Cross
A group called the ———– originally used the green cross over nine hundred years ago.
Hospitallers of St. Lazarus
the word Lazarus is Hebrew for ——-, it was also the name of a man who was in numerous stories that connect him to Jesus Christ.
“whom God has helped”
it is clear that the ——–were people who gave first aid too.
it is clear that the hospitallers were people who gave first aid too.
what is the color for first aid
A white cross on a green background is the internationally accepted symbol for first aid.
what is the purpose of the first aid sign
the purpose of the First Aid sign is to help preserve life, prevent medical conditions worsening, and promote recovery.
The snake and staff in the center of the symbol portray the staff ——
Asclepius
according to Greek mythology, was the son of ——–.
Apollo (god of light, truth and prophecy)
Asclepius learned the art of ——— from the ——–
healing , centaur Cheron
Zeus - king of the gods, was fearful that because of Asclepius knowledge, all men might be rendered ——- . Rather than have this occur, Zeus slew Asclepius with a ——-
immortal , thunderbolt.
Asclepius was worshipped as a god and people slept in his temples, as it was rumored that he ——— to the sick during their dreams.
effected cures of prescribed remedies
son of apollo, who master the art of healing. symbolizes: life, food and medicine
rod of asclepius
symbolizes medicine, the venom of the snake can also be the cure, antivenom
the snake
Asclepius was usually shown in a ———- , dressed in a long cloak, holding a staff with a serpent coiled around it.
standing position
—— has since come to represent medicine’s only symbol.
The staff
The staff on the star represents —-
Medicine and Healing.
Each of the six “points” of the star represents an aspect of the———
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System.
